Browsing Department of Biotechnology by Subject "Diversity"

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  • The diversity of key anabolic genes in antarctic hypolithons 

    Makhalanyane, Thulani Peter (2009)
    Antarctica is known for its pristine environments. A variety of unsuitable environmental conditions were once thought to render the continent unsuitable for sustaining life. However, metagenomic data have revealed a wealth ...

  • Gene Discovery in Antarctic Dry Valley Soils 

    Anderson, Dominique Elizabeth (University of the Western Cape, 2008)
    The metagenomic approach to gene discovery circumvents conventional gene and gene product acquisition by exploiting the uncultured majority of microorganisms in the environment. It was demonstrated in this study that ...